The Official F1 2022 silly season *contains speculation*
Discussion
ajprice said:
I said this in the Spain thread, but after Perez mouthing off about being sidelined for Max, I don't think he'll want to stay there in Max's shadow. I can see him walking like Ricciardo did and going to another team for 2023 if he gets shuffled back a few more times this season. Better to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond than in the same pond as Max/Horner/Marko. He's been in F1 a while now too, getting to the stage where he could be in with a newbie as the old hand teammate.
No way you give up a race winning car to be a leader in the midfield.Deesee said:
Dani Ricc and Mr Alonso could be out before the summer break.. woefully underperforming..
Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
Gasly to Enstone I can imagine but if a seat opens up in McLaren it'll be an American who gets it. It's all about the $$$$Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
Pflanzgarten said:
Deesee said:
Dani Ricc and Mr Alonso could be out before the summer break.. woefully underperforming..
Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
Gasly to Enstone I can imagine but if a seat opens up in McLaren it'll be an American who gets it. It's all about the $$$$Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
Deesee said:
Dani Ricc and Mr Alonso could be out before the summer break.. woefully underperforming..
Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
Isn't Piastri the replacement-in-waiting at Alpine? And I thought Gasly and Ocon were supposedly definitely not friends with each other, so it would be brave to put them in the same team together.Replacements please… a McLaren and Enstone drive still mean something eh?
Sainz/Kmag back to McLaren and Gasly to Enstone?
thegreenhell said:
Isn't Piastri the replacement-in-waiting at Alpine? And I thought Gasly and Ocon were supposedly definitely not friends with each other, so it would be brave to put them in the same team together.
They most certainly aren't but despite his one victory, Ocon hasn't really set the world on fire. If it were me, I'd rather have Gasly and Piastri.Pflanzgarten said:
thegreenhell said:
Isn't Piastri the replacement-in-waiting at Alpine? And I thought Gasly and Ocon were supposedly definitely not friends with each other, so it would be brave to put them in the same team together.
They most certainly aren't but despite his one victory, Ocon hasn't really set the world on fire. If it were me, I'd rather have Gasly and Piastri.talksthetorque said:
Pflanzgarten said:
thegreenhell said:
Isn't Piastri the replacement-in-waiting at Alpine? And I thought Gasly and Ocon were supposedly definitely not friends with each other, so it would be brave to put them in the same team together.
They most certainly aren't but despite his one victory, Ocon hasn't really set the world on fire. If it were me, I'd rather have Gasly and Piastri.He deserves his place on the grid but if it was my team I'd rather Gasly and Piastri, both of whom look special to me-not as special as the special ones but every bit as good as some recent memory world champions (yes I know Piastri's is all lower formula stuff but that record is bloody good).
PhillipM said:
vaud said:
No way you give up a race winning car to be a leader in the midfield.
Is it still a race winning car if you're not allowed to win any races in it?Speculation here. Alpine have had a bit of an average start to the season and for whatever reason Alonso has few points compared to
Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given
to shumi jr.
Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given
to shumi jr.
Alpine have lost Prost, Ricciardo & Abiteboul but gained an Otmar who was with FI the whole time they punched above their weight. Given the latter's VFM background I do wonder at their position on paying Alonso $20M, great as he is, when they could have Piastri & save some cash, though I guess the cost cap will be helping their bottom line.
Fundoreen said:
Speculation here. Alpine have had a bit of an average start to the season and for whatever reason Alonso has few points compared to
Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
Forgive me the wry smile, at stories about Alonso and time left qualifying ‘mixups’. He’s the expert on those. Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
Sandpit Steve said:
Fundoreen said:
Speculation here. Alpine have had a bit of an average start to the season and for whatever reason Alonso has few points compared to
Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
Forgive me the wry smile, at stories about Alonso and time left qualifying ‘mixups’. He’s the expert on those. Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
PhilAsia said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Fundoreen said:
Speculation here. Alpine have had a bit of an average start to the season and for whatever reason Alonso has few points compared to
Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
Forgive me the wry smile, at stories about Alonso and time left qualifying ‘mixups’. He’s the expert on those. Ocon. I can see a situation where they let him go as they seem to be that sort of team and have to blame someone every year.
They seem to be doing a poor job on his pitstops and strategy lately. Missed qualifying due to a mixup in time left in this recent race.
It must be exasperating being one of the few top drivers in F1 and driving cars that will never be the best.
Hopefully they up their game for the remaining races but I think any new contract will be very late coming.
If they decide to sling Piastri in that buys them a couple of years treading water as he's 'new' just like all the allowance given to shumi jr.
Alonso probably the architect of his own misfortune as they keep saying he's so good at race strategy that everyone in the Alpine
team probably has a nap during the race.
As I said the get out clause for all these rubbish teams is blame the driver to buy yourself a few years more wages.
Football knows best here. You change the support team/manager till you get better results.
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